General Chat

I really can't remember what we charged ours but whatever it was I just saved it all and gave it back to them when they married/bought their first house whichever came first. We were both working and not too badly off but I didn't want them to think that they could live for nothing. Ann Glos

bet son was chuffed to bits,mine never dispute it ,they always pay up,i put it back for xmas and all the treats we have.xx

My 16 year old son is just learning the value of money. He is on EMA at the moment. He wanted a new pair of jeans recently and I always get him a cheap pair from Matalans for about £8. They never had any this time so he wanted to go up town to shop for them. FOund a pair he liked but when he saw the price tag he said he would make do with the ones he has until Matalan have some more. No way would he spend £50 on a pair of jeans. lol Think he was shocked but realised why I always shop around

I was told one third of their wages,but try getting it. when my son was here he gave us £150 a month what he didnt know was we put £25 every month in a old savings account he fogot about,then when he found aflat an needed £10,000,we gave him the book wih a couple of thousand in it, he was stunned,

I to had to give my mum my unopened pay packet I was an app hairdresser on the grand sum of 1pound 7 shilliings and 6d aweek for over 40 hrs ,there wasnt really alot even then to save,how she kept me on that god only knows

I too had to give my mum my unopened pay packet - that was the norm back then. She took a third for my keep and saved a third for me, the rest was mine to do as I wished. The savings went a good way to putting a deposit on our first house when I married. My own daughters followed the same rule - one got her first car out of her savings, the other put hers towards the deposit on her house and the third blew the lot on a year's stay in Thailand. To anyone living at home, who thinks they are paying 'too much' - hey, why not move out then? OC

hi joyce,you havin the same prob as my neighbour then ,lol.xxx

BOARD whats that!! LOL

theres so many ideas,my neighbour has just said,well im having board weather she likes it or not,she said i want a pc like yours,lol.so she can join genes,pmsl.she thinks its marvelous that i can talk to people like this.lol.[shes a bit old fashioned and never really paid attention to all this cyber stuff.]i told her genes is for doing the family tree,and the general boards is a perk.lol.she said she,d happily pay 10 pounds just for the conversation.pmsl.gawd help me.xxxxxxxxxxxx

Think its all been said,,, depends on earnings, on another though I never charged,but was given lovely treats throughout the year, Kay.

I charge daughter £40 per week, she earns well, did say it will be 50 after xmas she was horrified and said no, i just find shopping ect very expensive along with bills, daughter tells me her mates pay nothing and i am out of order. i think she has a cheek.

i reacon about £50

ive always said to mine 20,as its not the amount but the fact they have to learn to pay there way,poor neighbours having a right battle,lolxxxxxxxxxx

my son earns £200 per week and he pays me £50 lol that doesnt even cover his food ,.let alone the elctric and phone lol susie

Hi Joy My daur goes grocery shopping for me at the end of the month and gets in about £100 pounds worth of food etc Really helpful for me because I HATE shopping and have usually spent all my wages by then. Her friends normally give their parents around £25 a week, none of them have well paid jobs down here in Cornwall, so would say thats about 25% of their wages. xx

joy a good way is to work out what they need without being left short so they can enjoy themselves. then take a percentage of the rest even if it is more than is needed and put some away so they get used to fact that it costs to live. then when they have to fend for themselves its not quite a shock. i used to give my mum a third of my take home pay!

This brings back memories of when I first started work at almost 17 - took my first wage packet home unopened and gave it to my mom - not really from choice - her words were she gave her mom her wage packet until she was 18 and if it was good enough for her it was good enough for me. Mom gave me pocket money and you know something I was the only one the day before payday who had any money left. My two sons would not agree to this - I wonder why? Mary in Spain xx

My mum took 30% so i knew the true cost of living. Or so she said lol.

To be honest I never charged mine, I left it to them to decide as to how much they thought they should pay and they were more than generous---I supose it wouldn't work for everyone one though. A lot would depend on how much they earned ect. C x

As a Mum I'd say 50% of what they earn LOL it's worth every penny :)